A Canadian male took a pregnancy test and it revealed he had cancer as a result of urinating on a pregnancy test strip according to a story posted on Reddit.com. Why a man would actually do this is still unanswered! But..it turned out to be a positive pregnancy test test. So he was either the first man to be pregnant or something else was up. So the next strange thing the guy does is start a chat about it on Reddit. The story on the site explains how he had been rummaging through his medicine cabinet when he came across the in-home test left behind by an ex-girlfriend.

Thousands of readers commented that the man needed to go to the doctor because they heard a positive test on a pregnancy test was an indicator of testicular cancer. So he went to a Doctor and was diagnosed with testicular cancer. It may have saved his life as his cancer is in the treatable stage.

The theory seems to be backed up by National Institutes of Health which says, the Pregnancy tests detect the amount of the hormone beta human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in an individual’s urine. While the hormone is produced by the developing placenta during pregnancy, it can also be associated with testicular cancer.

According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, testicular cancer is the most common form of cancer in men between the ages of 15 and 35. While it can also occur in older men, it rarely occurs in younger boys. The U.S. NLM notes that abnormal testicle development, a history of testicular cancer, a history of undescended testicle and Klinefelter syndrome are all thought to be factors that increase a man’s risk for testicular cancer.

Cases like this always amaze me. The time and money dedicated to cancer research and screening and a guy with the brain the size of a mustard seed comes up with a new screening technique. Brilliant!

I am a firefighter and cancer survivor circumnavigating the globe by bicycle for breast, prostate, and lung cancer charity. I have cycled 14,000 km or just under halfway around the globe through eight countries. Most recent leg Vancouver, Canada, to San Diego to St. Augustine, Fla. I will now cycle from Portugal to Italy through Spain, France and Monaco. The posted blogs are my personal opinion and thoughts.

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